Bison Road open; Silver Lake extension nears completion

Construction on long-awaited Bison Road project was completed Wednesday afternoon, and the road was opened to through traffic — much to the delight of area residents.

Construction on long-awaited Bison Road project was completed Wednesday afternoon, and the road was opened to through traffic — much to the delight of area residents.

Micah Siemers, Engineering Services Supervisor for the City of Bartlesville told the Examiner-Enterprise on Wednesday morning construction was nearing completion, and said Wednesday afternoon that the road is open as construction had been completed.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation inspector told Siemers on Wednesday morning, "(the crews) have completed everything on the Bison Road project other than the striping," Siemers said.

With striping completed early in the afternoon, the road was opened once again on Wednesday evening.

The project, which involved widening the road between Tuxedo Boulevard and Adams Boulevard, was administered by the State of Oklahoma.

Silver Lake Road’s extension is also nearing completion, Siemers said. Striping crews are on site today and should be done by the end of the week.

"All we lack, other than that, is clean up, some remaining topsoil and sod, and a little bit of the rock fringe on the edge of the road," he said.

Siemers also said construction on Adams Road is scheduled to begin May 5.

"There are forty working days scheduled for the project, so we anticipate completion by the first part of July, weather permitting," he said.